Pervie Carroll Brinson was born on October 18, 1914 in Duplin County to Benjamin "Ben" Franklin
Brinson and Caldonia "Donie" Duff Brinson. He married Lossie Edna Wood on May 8, 1937 and
had 3 children. Pervie worked for the New Bern Police Department and retired in 1976 after 30
years with the department. Pervie died February 3, 1998 of leukemia, heart disease, diabetes and
prostrate cancer.
He always had many stories that he would tell me as a child growing up of the "bums" (bombs)
whistling through the air and exploding all around him. He would tell me about the bombs and
shells flying through the air at night lighting up the sky and looking like stars and fireworks going off.
He was very proud of his time in the Army fighting throughout the war.
He drove a light truck during the war and received 2 bronze stars for combat as well as many
other medals.
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 34968400
NAME BRINSON,PERVIE, C
RESIDENCE: STATE NORTH CAROLINA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY CRAVEN
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 4625 FT BRAGG NORTH CAROLINA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 05
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 04
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 44
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT- Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION
NO# No branch assignment
BRANCH: CODE 02 No branch assignment
FIELD USE AS DESIRED #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to
the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
LONGEVITY
SOURCE OF ARMY
PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY NORTH CAROLINA
YEAR OF BIRTH 14
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP White, citizen
EDUCATION 0 Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 266 DISPATCHER CLERK (CREW) or POLICEMAN or
INVESTIGATOR (Detective.) or CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
or VICE SQUAD PATROLMAN or TRAFFIC PATROLMAN
MARITAL STATUS Married
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER #
BOX NUMBER 0875
FILM REEL NUMBER 3.297